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BT monthly DD increase

Kimberley
Kimberley Posts: 14,871 Forumite
I was paying £21 a month for BT phone and Broadband because I use a different call service to pay for my calls. I now have been charged £45 a month. Why the big increase? Have their rental charges increased?
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  • withabix
    withabix Posts: 9,508 Forumite
    No significant changes recently.

    Log on to your BT account on their website and check to see what's happening on your account.

    I pay BT for line rental and broadband, plus VoIP calls, but my landline calls are with Sky.
    British Ex-pat in British Columbia!
  • Kimberley
    Kimberley Posts: 14,871 Forumite
    I can't find a phone number on BT's website anywhere because I want to find out why the big jump in monthly payments. Do you know where on the website the phone number is?
  • doelani
    doelani Posts: 2,576 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    edited 1 January 2010 at 4:26PM
    If you ring 150 from you bt phone will get you through, there is an option for bill enquiries.

    or

    0800 800 150
    TOTAL 44 weeks lose. 6st 9.5lb :T
  • SarahMoon
    SarahMoon Posts: 262 Forumite
    Kimberley wrote: »
    I can't find a phone number on BT's website anywhere because I want to find out why the big jump in monthly payments. Do you know where on the website the phone number is?
    100 from your BT phone or look on the reverse of your bill or

    Telephone number
    0800 0322111
    Opening hours
    Monday to Sunday 8am to 9pm
  • stclair
    stclair Posts: 6,855 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Kimberley wrote: »
    I can't find a phone number on BT's website anywhere because I want to find out why the big jump in monthly payments. Do you know where on the website the phone number is?

    The number for BT is 0800 800 150 :D
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  • Kimberley
    Kimberley Posts: 14,871 Forumite
    Thank you :D
  • Peter_Pan
    Peter_Pan Posts: 791 Forumite
    I have had the same problem, the bill is dated 2 days before my next payment is due out so only showing 2 months of Direct debits paid, so its showing a debit figure of more than it should so my payments payments have now been put up!!! I have no confidence that if i phone up it will be sorted as another query i had a few months ago wasn't sorted as promised.

    They seem to think as well that if one quarter is a bit higher then its going to be the trend for the next year so put up payments when in our case its a one off and we knew about it. As i'm paperless billing i get no notification that the payments have changed until i look at my bill online.
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  • DUTR
    DUTR Posts: 12,958 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Kimberley wrote: »
    I was paying £21 a month for BT phone and Broadband because I use a different call service to pay for my calls. I now have been charged £45 a month. Why the big increase? Have their rental charges increased?

    I noticed similar on my phone bill, looks like they are charging for jan10 in advance :eek:
    This cat will be on 150 tomorrow morning!
  • Ypaymore
    Ypaymore Posts: 2,802 Forumite
    You can ask BT to switch you to Whole Bill Direct Debit,and then you only pay what you owe them ,with no guesstimates of possible use.
  • icefall
    icefall Posts: 1,125 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    does the whole bill direct debit come out monthly or quarterly, can you choose monthly
    I always wanted to be a procrastinator, never got round to it...
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